Oral health of 12-year-old children in Quito, Ecuador: a population-based epidemiological survey.

Edgard Michel-CrosatoDaniela Prócida RaggioAlba Narcisa de Jesus Coloma-ValverdeEdisson Fernando LopezPatricia Lourdes Alvarez-VelascoMarco Vinicio MedinaMariela Cumanda BalsecaMaritza Del Carmen Quezada-CondeFernanda Campos de Almeida CarrerGiuseppe Alexandre RomitoMaria Ercilia AraujoMaria Gabriela Haye BiazevicMariana Minatel BragaMaristela Vilas Boas FratucciFausto Medeiros MendesAntonio Carlos FriasClaudio Mendes Pannuti

Published in: BMC oral health (2019)

The prevalence of the majority of oral health problems in 12-year-old children from public schools in Quito-Ecuador was compatible with those observed in other similar cities. However, periodontal health and fluorosis seem to be highly prevalent in children from Quito.

Keyphrases

oral health
mental health
healthcare
public health
young adults
risk factors
cross sectional
emergency department
health promotion
social media
drug induced